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Have you been wanting to try kayaking and not known where to start why not check out our Beginners Program. It's free to new members!! Places fill up fast so make sure you get in early! more...

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The club has frequent trips that are suitable beginners and novices. Trips are led by our Australian Canoeing accredited guides and instructors, so there's no better place to build your paddling and safety skills! more...

Ex President of the RCC David Barlow reflects on Team Rubicon's adventure race across Lake Frome

How do you begin to describe an experience that is beyond description? Words are a start but words can only paint a picture that at best conveys a pictorial sense to the reader. Words are sterile until they are fertilised by the imagination of the person who reads. On their own, words are one-dimensional; they lack the visceral nature of the experience, the sights, the sounds, the tastes, the touch and ultimately the mental turmoil that engulfs the few in the reality of their chosen adventure.

No, this is not the missing 22rd tale of Enid Blyton's famous five. Once upon a time a few weeks ago on the Sunday of the equinox we met at Rozelle Bay for a paddle to Rodd Point, to explore remnants of earlier periods of our industrial harbour around the Balmain peninsula - Dee, Miriam, Una (from Sutherland club), Tracy & Gary. Before the era of containers this part of the harbour was the transition between sea transport and rail & road, for produce & goods being distributed & manufactured within Sydney. Three of us not born in Sydney didn't know the tales of our harbour history.